Merton of the Movies (1924 film)
Merton of the Movies is a 1919 book written by Harry Leon Wilson. In 1922, it was adapted into a Broadway play by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly. A 1924 movie version was directed by James Cruze and a 1947 movie version starred Red Skelton.
The plot centers around an aspiring movie actor named Merton. Merton is a terrible actor and when the movie executives see how funny that Merton's over-acting is, they cast him in a comedy, but tell him that he's acting in a drama.
External links
- The Internet Archive holds a June 20,1949 radio adaptation of the film originally broadcast by Lux Radio Theater.
- 4 short radio episodes from the play Merton of the Movies at California Legacy Project.
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